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The Diversity Resources Project. Aparna Zambare, Central Michigan University Libraries, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

This paper will discuss how we developed the Diversity Resources Project in the Central Michigan University Libraries and how we maintain it. Developed by the Reference Department in the fall of 1998, the Diversity Resources Project is a web site that aims at supporting and enhancing research and teaching related to multicultural issues and topics. The site has also been developed to provide information on Library collections and services, as well as links to outside resources that contain information relevant to multicultural and diversity issues. The site has now grown considerably and it contains bibliographies on a wide range of diversity topics including diversity in art, diversity and business, diversity in higher education, Hispanic heritage, lesbian and gay families, minority health, racial diversity and mass media, and Woodland Indian art. Additionally, the reference librarians at CMU also write reviews evaluating books and other resources dealing with diversity or multicultural issues. What is more interesting about the site is the collaborative effort that goes into the making of the project.

Tomorrow' Library Leaders: Reflections on Three Leadership Institutes. Deborah Charbonneau, Wayne State University, Coordinator for Information Access and Delivery, Shiffman Medical Library, and La Ventra E. Danquah, Wayne State University, Coordinator of Education and Community Services, Shiffman Medical Library, Detroit, MI 48309

The ever changing library and information landscape commands creative leadership and management skills. Developing an understanding of leadership skills needed to meet current and future challenges can help librarian leaders at any level respond to critical leadership challenges. Leadership development programs are one way that librarians can assess the effectiveness of their own leadership and stimulate personal and professional growth. This presentation will outline key qualities and skills necessary for future library leaders as identified in the literature. Also, presenters will reflect on their experiences from the following three leadership institutes; Association of Research Libraries/Medical Library Association Leadership and Career Development Program, Snowbird Leadership Institute, and the Association of College and...

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